Combination hinge and hasp

ABSTRACT

A separable hinge is provided in combination with a hasp for securing the hinge in assembled relationship. The hinge includes a pair of hinge leaves interconnected by a pintle. One of the leaves has bearings which are permanently assembled with respect to the pintle to permit pivotal motion only. The other hinge leaf has bearings which are laterally separable from the pintle in one position of the pintle and inseparable from the pintle in other positions of the pintle. A hasp including a hasp loop projecting from the separable leaf, and a hasp strap secured to the pintle will hold the separable leaf and pintle in assembled relationship when the hasp strap is engaged over the hasp loop with the loop projecting through a slot in the hasp strap. A pin, catch, padlock or other fastener may be provided to retain the hasp strap engaged over the hasp loop.

United States Patent [191 [111 3,805,325 Lee 1 Apr. 23, 1974 COMBINATIONHINGE AND HASP [76] Inventor: Malcolm J. Lee, Rt. 2, Box 116,

l-Iice, Tex. 76457 [22] Filed: June 25, 1973 [21] Appl. No.: 373,608

[52] US. Cl 16/137, 16/171, 16/169 [51] Int. Cl i. E05d 11/00 [58] Fieldof Search 16/137, 128, 171, 147;

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,733,549 5/1973 Nagy 16/1372,548,189 4/1951 Armstrong 16/169 1,456,886 5/1923 Gober 16/1461,371,087 3/1921 Haslett 16/137 57 ABSTRACT 1 A separable hinge isprovided in combination with a hasp for securing the hinge in assembledrelationship. The hinge includes a pair of hinge leaves interconnectedby a pintle. One of the leaves has bearings which are permanentlyassembled with respect to the pintle to permit pivotal motion only. Theother hinge leaf has bearings which are laterally separable from thepintle in one position of the pintle and inseparable from the pintle inother positions of the pintle. A hasp including a hasp loop projectingfrom the separable leaf, and a hasp strap secured to the pintle willhold the separable leaf and pintle in assembled relationship when thehasp strap is engaged over the hasp loop with the loop projectingthrough a slot in the hasp strap. A pin, catch, padlock or otherfastener may be provided to retain the hasp strap engaged over the hasploop.

8 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures 1 COMBINATION HINGE AND HASP This inventionrelates to a separable hinge combined with a hasp for locking the hingeleaves in assembled relationship with respect to a hinge pintle.

It is a major object of this invention to provide a combination hingeand hasp which can be used as either a hinge or a hasp. One importantapplication of the invention is in the installation of a pair of thecombination hinge and hasp, one on the right side of a closure and theother on the left side of the closure so that the closure can be openedselectively from either side using one combination hinge and hasp as ahasp and the other combination hinge and hasp as a hinge. The closurecan also be completely removed by unlatching the hasps on each side ofthe closure and separating the hinge parts.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved separable hingecomprising a pintle, a first hinge leaf having a pair of spacedcylindrical pintle bearings, a second hinge leaf having a pair ofslotted,

orinterrupted cylindrical pintle bearings, the pintle being cylindricalthroughout a major portion of its length and having flattened cut-awayportions at spaced positions along the length of the pintle, theflattened portions being insertable laterally through the slotted pintlebearings of the second hinge leaf in one position of the pintle but whenthe pintle is turned 90 from the one position the flattened portionscannot be withdrawn from the slotted pintle bearings, a hasp loop orstaple secured to the second hinge leaf, and. a hasp strap secured tothe pintle in a position such that it will overlie the second hinge leafin parallel relationship thereto when the pintle is turned 90 from theone position, the strap having a slot through which the loop extends,and removable fastener means, such as a pin or padlock which will retainthe hasp strap engaged over the loop to prevent separation of the hingeleaves.

With the foregoing objects and features in view and such other objectsand features which may become apparent as this specification proceeds,the invention will be understood from the following description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawing wherein like characters ofreference are used to designate like parts and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the invention in assembled relationship;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the invention taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is view from the same position as FIG. 2 but showing the hingepintle turned counterclockwise 90 and with one hinge leaf withdrawn fromthe pintle;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the invention with parts indisassembled relationship.

Referring now to the drawing and particularly to FIG. 1 the separablehinge of this invention as indicated at 10, is shown in assembledrelationship. The hinge com: prises a pair of hinge leaves 11 and 12pivotally connected by a pintle l3 and secured in assembled relationshipby means of a hasp which includes a hasp strap 14 secured at one end tothe pintle 13 by welding, and a hasp loop or staple 15 which is securedto the hinge leaf 12, by welding or other suitable means. The hasp loop15 projects through a slot 16 in the hasp strap and a padlock 17 issnapped through the projecting portion of the loop 15 to retain the haspstrap engaged over the loop. Each of the hinge leaves has holes 18extending therethrough through which screws or other suitable fastenersmay be extended to secure the hinge leaves to a door, gate or otherclosure and to the frame or support for the door, gate or other closure.

As seen in the exploded view in FIG. 4 the pintle is a cylindrical solidrod which is cut away or notched on opposite sides of the rod near theopposite ends of the pintle. The pintle where notched presents flattenedportions 19 and 20 having parallel faces 19a, 19b and 20a, 20brespectively which are symetrical with respect to a plane extendinglongitudinally through the center axis of the pintle and including thediametric line aa. The longitudinal end surfaces 19c, 19d, 20c, 20d ofthe flattened portions 19 and 20 respectively are curved segments of thecylindrical surface of the pintle. The maximum dimension of theflattened portions 19 and 20 between the end surfaces 19c, 19d and 20c,20d is thick while the perpendicular dimension between the surfaces 19a,19b and 20a, 20b is relatively thin and is displaced from the thickdimension.

The hinge leaf 11 includes a flat body portion 11 and a pair ofcylindrical bearings 21 and 22 which are integrally connected along onelongitudinal edge of the leaf 11. The bearings 21 and 22 are circular incrosssectional for substantially a full 360 to provide cylindricalcoaxial bores 21' and 22 for receiving the pintle 13. The distancebetween the top of bearing 21 and the bottom of bearing 22 is equal tothe length of the cylindrical intermediate portion 13' of the pintlebetween the flattened pintle portions 19 and 20. When the pintle 13 isassembled in the bearings 21 and 22 the pintle is secured with the topof bearing 21 coplanar with the bottom of the flattened portion 19, andwith the bottom of bearing 22 coplanar with the top of flattened portion20. Stop rings 23 and 24 are assembled over the intermediate portion 13'of the pintle and are welded to the pintle below bearing 21 and abovebearing 22 to prevent longitudinal displacement of the pintle relativeto bearings 21 and 22 once the pintle is assembled in the bearings inthe aforesaid position. One end of the hasp strap 14 is welded at 14' tothe pintle intermediate the ends thereof after the pintle has beenassembled in the pintle bearings 21 and 22. When so assembled the pintle13 may be rotated in the bearings 21, 22 through an are substantiallygreater than 270 but less than 360 because the hasp strap 14 functionsas a stop to prevent full rotation of the pintle when the strap engageseither of the opposite sides of the hinge leaf 11.

The hinge leaf 12 includes a flat body portion 12 and pintle bearings 25and 26 integrally connected to the body portion along one longitudinaledge thereof. The top of bearing 25 is flush with the top edge of bodyportion 12' and the bottom of bearing 26 is flush with the bottom edgeof body portion 12'. The bearings 25 and 26 are provided with verticallyaligned longitudinal arcuate openings or slots 27 and 28 respectively.The slots 27 and 28 are each defined by a pair of opposed parallel,longitudinal surfaces 27', 27" and 28, 28" respectively. Theperpendicular distances between surfaces 27, 27 and between surfaces28', 28" are equal to or slightly greater than the perpendiculardistances between the parallel surfaces 19a, 19b and between theparallel surfaces 20a and 20b of the pintle 13 so that when the pintle13 is turned as shown in FIG. 3 the fiattened portions 19 and 20 may beinserted through the openings 27 and 28 respectively. The verticalheight of bearings 25 and 26 is slightly less than the vertical heightof flattened pintle portions 19 and 20 so that the bearings 25 and 26may slide between the shoulders of the pintle formed by the notches cuttherein when inserting the flattened portions 19 and 20 through theslots 27 and 28 respectively.

Once the flattened portions 19 and 20 are inside the bearings 25 and 26respectively the pintle 13 is locked within the bearings 25 and 26 bygrasping the hasp strap 14 and turning the pintle 90 until the parallelsurfaces 19a, 19b, 20a, and 20b of flattened portions 19 and 20respectively are normal to the parallel faces of the hinge leaf l2, andthe hasp strap 14 lies parallel to the leaf 12 with the hasp loopextending through the slot 16. The insertion of a catch pin or padlock17 through the loop 15 as shown in FIG. 2 will lock the hasp and fix thepintle within the bearings 25 and 26 against relative rotation. Thehinge leaf 11 however is free to rotate about the pintle 13 and relativeto the leaf 12.

To disassemble the hinge 10, the padlock 17 is removed and the haspstrap 14 is rotated 90 away from the leaf 12 in which position the hingeleaf 12 may be slid off the flattened pintle portions 19 and asindicated in FIG. 3.

The hinge leaves 11 and 12 of this invention may be of various sizes andshapes, and while the preferred embodiment as illustrated in the drawingincludes a pair of bearings on each leaf, it is within the scope of thisin vention that the hinge may have only one bearing on each leaf or mayhave more than two depending upon the size of the hinge and the strengthrequirements for the hinge in a particular use situation.

Also while the longitudinal centers of the slots 27 and 28 lie in thecenter plane of the leaf 12 according to the preferred embodimentsillustrated, the position of the slots may be angularly displaced fromthe aforesaid center plane.

While in the foregoing there has been described and shows the preferredembodiment of the invention, various modifications and equivalents maybe resorted to within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

l. A separable hinge and hasp in combination comprising a pair of hingeleaves, a pintle, first bearing means pivotally connecting one of theleaves to said pintle, second bearing means pivotally connecting theother ofthe hinge leaves to the pintle, said second bearing meansincluding a hollow cylindrical bearing having a slotted opening therein,said pintle having a flattened portion including a thin dimension and athick dimension which is angularly displaced from said thin dimension,said flattened portion being adapted to slide through said slottedopening when the thin dimension is faced toward said slot and beingretained in said bearing when the thick dimension is faced toward saidslot, and hasp means for locking said hinge leaves in assembledrelationship, said hasp means including a hasp loop secured to saidother hinge leaf and a hasp strap having one end secured to said pintleand a slotted end projecting laterally from said pintle in a directionsuch that when the hasp strap is turned to overlie said other hingeleaf, said thick dimension will face said slot, and when the hasp strapis turned away from said other hinge leaf said thin dimension will facesaid slot, and detachable means for securing said hasp strap engagedover said hasp loop.

2. The device according to claim 1 wherein said second bearing meansincludes at least one other bearing similar to the hollow cylindricalbearing recited in claim 1 and said pintle has at least one otherflattened portion similar to the flattened portion recited in claim 1,said one other flattened portion cooperating with said one other hollowcylindrical bearing in the same manner as the hollow cylindrical bearingand the flattened portion recited in claim 1.

3. The device according to claim 1 wherein said thin dimension isperpendicular to said thick dimension and said strap is normal to saidthick dimension.

4. The device according to claim 1 wherein said detachable means is apadlock.

5. The device according to claim 1 wherein said first 1 bearing meansincludes a hollow cylindrical bearing, and said pintle has a solidcylindrical portion pivotally received in said hollow cylindricalbearing of said first bearing means, and stop means secured to saidpintle for preventing longitudinal movement of said pintle relative tosaid first bearing means.

6. The combination comprising a separable hinge and hasp for securingthe hinge in assembled relationship, said hinge including a pair ofhinge leaves, a pintle pivotally connecting the hinge leaves, one of thehinge leaves having bearings which are laterally separable from thepintle in one angular position of the pintle and inseparable from thepintle in another angular position of the pintle, said hasp including ahasp loop secured to and projecting from said one leaf and a hasp strapfixedly secured to the pintle and projecting laterally therefrom, anopening provided in said hasp strap for engaging over said loop whensaid hasp strap and pintle are turned so that the hasp strap overliessaid one leaf in which position said bearings of said one leaf areinseparable from said pintle.

7. The combination as set forth in claim 6 together with separablefastening means for securing said hasp strap secured over said hasploop.

8. The combination comprising a separable hinge and a hasp for securingsaid hinge in assembled relationship, said hinge having a pair of leavesand a pintle pivotally connecting said leaves, one of said leaves beingseparable from said pintle in a predetermined position of said pintle,said hasp having a pair of separable interengaging members, one of saidmembers being fixedly secured to said pintle and the other member beingfixedly secured to said separable leaf, said separable leaf beinginseparably retained, on said pintle when said hasp members areinterengaged, and being separable from said pintle when said haspmembers are disengaged and said pintle with said one member is moved tosaid predetermined position.

1. A separable hinge and hasp in combination comprising a pair of hingeleaves, a pintle, first bearing means pivotally connecting one of theleaves to said pintle, second bearing means pivotally connecting theother of the hinge leaves to the pintle, said second bearing meansincluding a hollow cylindrical bearing having a slotted opening therein,said pintle having a flattened portion including a thin dimension and athick dimension which is angularly displaced from said thin dimension,said flattened portion being adapted to slide through said slottedopening when the thin dimension is faced toward said slot and beingretained in said bearing when the thick dimension is faced toward saidslot, and hasp means for locking said hinge leaves in assembledrelationship, said hasp means including a hasp loop secured to saidother hinge leaf and a hasp strap having one end secured to said pintleand a slotted end projecting laterally from said pintle in a directionsuch that when the hasp strap is turned to overlie said other hingeleaf, said thick dimension will face said slot, and when the hasp strapis turned away from said other hinge leaf said thin dimension will facesaid slot, and detachable means for securing said hasp strap engagedoVer said hasp loop.
 2. The device according to claim 1 wherein saidsecond bearing means includes at least one other bearing similar to thehollow cylindrical bearing recited in claim 1 and said pintle has atleast one other flattened portion similar to the flattened portionrecited in claim 1, said one other flattened portion cooperating withsaid one other hollow cylindrical bearing in the same manner as thehollow cylindrical bearing and the flattened portion recited in claim 1.3. The device according to claim 1 wherein said thin dimension isperpendicular to said thick dimension and said strap is normal to saidthick dimension.
 4. The device according to claim 1 wherein saiddetachable means is a padlock.
 5. The device according to claim 1wherein said first bearing means includes a hollow cylindrical bearing,and said pintle has a solid cylindrical portion pivotally received insaid hollow cylindrical bearing of said first bearing means, and stopmeans secured to said pintle for preventing longitudinal movement ofsaid pintle relative to said first bearing means.
 6. The combinationcomprising a separable hinge and hasp for securing the hinge inassembled relationship, said hinge including a pair of hinge leaves, apintle pivotally connecting the hinge leaves, one of the hinge leaveshaving bearings which are laterally separable from the pintle in oneangular position of the pintle and inseparable from the pintle inanother angular position of the pintle, said hasp including a hasp loopsecured to and projecting from said one leaf and a hasp strap fixedlysecured to the pintle and projecting laterally therefrom, an openingprovided in said hasp strap for engaging over said loop when said haspstrap and pintle are turned so that the hasp strap overlies said oneleaf in which position said bearings of said one leaf are inseparablefrom said pintle.
 7. The combination as set forth in claim 6 togetherwith separable fastening means for securing said hasp strap secured oversaid hasp loop.
 8. The combination comprising a separable hinge and ahasp for securing said hinge in assembled relationship, said hingehaving a pair of leaves and a pintle pivotally connecting said leaves,one of said leaves being separable from said pintle in a predeterminedposition of said pintle, said hasp having a pair of separableinterengaging members, one of said members being fixedly secured to saidpintle and the other member being fixedly secured to said separableleaf, said separable leaf being inseparably retained, on said pintlewhen said hasp members are interengaged, and being separable from saidpintle when said hasp members are disengaged and said pintle with saidone member is moved to said predetermined position.